Christianity: An Open Letter to Its Despisers of Culture
T he church has among its number some tribes who can only be called “despisers of culture.” The irony here is that these self-professed despisers of culture are among those most captive to it. That’s what this open letter is about. How does one become a “Christian” despiser of culture? First, you see the “world” only as a system of evil organized to tempt and trap believers from living godly lives. And the world of material creation as dispensable fodder for the destructive apocalyptic horsemen. Ironically, the more you reject and shun the reality and “values” of the “world,” the more you open yourself to being shaped and conformed to it! You can’t escape it, you see. God never meant you to. Remember Jesus’ parable about the wheat and the tares? We mix together till God himself comes to do what only he can do: separate and judge which is which. God means us to engage the struggle with the spiritual powers that a...